Aventura Private Wealth LLC Invests $7.46 Million in Alphabet Inc. $GOOG

Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 23,758 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $7,455,000. Alphabet comprises 2.7% of Aventura Private Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Alphabet in the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,298,572,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 99,529,742 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $24,240,469,000 after purchasing an additional 7,904,434 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 73.5% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 9,808,152 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,388,775,000 after purchasing an additional 4,154,929 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 17,547.9% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,122,727 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $731,331,000 after purchasing an additional 4,099,366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 330.4% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,989,463 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $707,691,000 after purchasing an additional 3,062,590 shares during the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Alphabet news, CEO Sundar Pichai sold 32,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.89, for a total value of $10,006,425.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,642,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $505,573,853.40. This trade represents a 1.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director John L. Hennessy sold 1,050 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.41, for a total value of $318,580.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,405,091.71. The trade was a 18.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,110,165 shares of company stock valued at $118,134,117. 12.99% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Alphabet News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet’s Wing plans to begin consumer drone deliveries in the San Francisco Bay Area in the coming months — a commercial expansion into a major metro that signals progress toward scalable, revenue‑generating drone logistics. Alphabet’s Wing to start drone delivery in San Francisco Bay Area
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet is testing drones in dense urban settings, showing technological and regulatory advances that could accelerate commercialization of aerial services and new monetization channels beyond search and cloud. Alphabet’s Drone Push Enters Dense Urban Test
• Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary and social chatter highlight Alphabet’s recent earnings beat, accelerating AI monetization and a large Google Cloud backlog — factors underpinning medium/long‑term revenue and margin upside. Alphabet Stock (GOOG) Opinions on Earnings Release
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and forecast pieces continue to push bullish return scenarios (high‑mid‑teens to ~40% 12‑month upside cited), reflecting confidence in Search growth, AI product monetization and cloud adoption. Alphabet Stock Forecast: Can GOOGL Deliver Nearly 40% Gains in 12 Months?
• Neutral Sentiment: Google’s president warned at CERAWeek that U.S. electricity supply may not be scaling fast enough for AI data‑center demand — a reminder that Alphabet’s AI growth depends on expensive infrastructure and broader energy policy. CERAWEEK US needs more energy development to power AI, Google president says
• Neutral Sentiment: Market‑wide moves in the S&P 500 are supporting Big Tech; Alphabet is one of the contributors to the index’s gains today, which is providing a tailwind but not a company‑specific catalyst. SPY is up 1.2% today, on PLTR stock price movement
• Negative Sentiment: A high‑profile jury trial over alleged addiction harm tied to Meta and Google is struggling to reach consensus — an unresolved verdict raises litigation and reputational risk that could lead to retrials or larger regulatory scrutiny. Jury in landmark Meta, Google addiction trial having difficulty coming to consensus
• Negative Sentiment: EU “gatekeeper” designation push for smart TVs and virtual assistants resurfaced, highlighting potential regulatory constraints and product‑level compliance costs across Europe. Market Chatter: Google, Amazon, Apple Face EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation Push Over Smart TVs, Virtual Assistants

Alphabet Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ GOOG opened at $299.02 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of $3.62 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.66, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $316.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $294.48. Alphabet Inc. has a one year low of $142.66 and a one year high of $350.15.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The information services provider reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The firm had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $111.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GOOG has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. DZ Bank upgraded Alphabet to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $348.00 price target (up from $345.00) on shares of Alphabet in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Truist Financial set a $350.00 price target on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $365.00 price objective on shares of Alphabet in a report on Monday, January 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alphabet currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $345.71.

Alphabet Company Profile

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as “Other Bets.” Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company’s history.

Alphabet’s core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company’s ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.